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Smith Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Smith Junior High School is a public middle school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 762 students. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in Arizona and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Smith Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 364 and 525 out of 605-854 schools over the past 10 years. The school's SchoolDigger rating has fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars out of 5, indicating below-average performance compared to other Arizona middle schools. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Mesa Unified District and Arizona state averages, with only 9-35% of students scoring proficient or better in these subjects. The school's performance is especially weak in Mathematics, with only 9-17% of students achieving proficiency in 7th and 8th grade.

Nearby schools within the Mesa Unified District, such as Stapley Junior High and Taylor Junior High, generally perform better than Smith Junior High School, with higher statewide rankings and better academic achievement. However, the nearby charter schools, Imagine East Mesa Middle and Imagine Superstition Middle, have mixed performance, with Imagine East Mesa Middle performing better than Smith Junior High School, while Imagine Superstition Middle is among the lower-performing schools.

707

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,326

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10100 E Adobe Rd
Mesa, AZ 85207-5404

(480) 472-9900

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Smith Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Skyline High School

Feeder schools for Smith Junior High School:

Elementary:	Brinton Elementary
	Patterson Elementary
	Sousa Elementary School
	Stevenson Elementary School
	More...
	Taft Elementary School
	Zaharis Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

White:

38.2%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

Arizona avg33%

421^st of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Middle Schools in the Mesa Unified District

177^th of 289Mesa Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	421 of 552	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	448 of 550	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	525 of 854	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	411 of 605	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	408 of 832	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	364 of 605	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	339 of 711	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.0	409 of 695	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	343 of 677	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	276 of 521	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.6	257 of 690	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.8	259 of 787	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.6	180 of 772	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	136 of 685	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	107 of 692	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	83.8	88 of 663	86.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.1	274 of 400	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	208 of 573	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	98 of 125	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	228 of 247	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	62.6	140 of 404	65.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	328 of 395	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	336 of 386	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	482 of 806	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	370 of 494	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	391 of 820	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	305 of 466	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	324 of 624	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.4	42 of 166	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	290 of 345	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	299 of 329	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	578 of 760	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	318 of 392	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	430 of 802	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	320 of 387	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	354 of 543	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.9	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	44 of 257	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	259 of 344	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	286 of 320	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	520 of 717	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	287 of 369	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	322 of 503	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	322 of 379	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	329 of 370	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	550 of 810	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	384 of 476	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	420 of 818	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	317 of 435	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	366 of 617	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.4	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	13 of 29	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	313 of 384	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	356 of 650	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.4	132 of 159	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.3	58 of 390	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	17 of 62	72.6%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.2	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	98.1	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	56.0	32 of 108	70.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	294 of 363	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.6	280 of 789	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	106 of 178	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	258 of 277	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	265 of 288	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	515 of 675	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	390 of 446	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	472 of 780	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	279 of 337	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	319 of 436	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2023)78th percentile+40 vs school

Foster Care (2021)75th percentile+24 vs school

Migrant (2023)74th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2023)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)19th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)18th percentile-20 vs school

Native American (2023)17th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)11th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2023)8th percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Science20%-10 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

This school is honestly terrible the behavior that's in it is so bad there are too many fights involving social media and I think its unacceptable I wouldn't recommend this school AT ALL, parents don't enroll your kids here if you want them to come home either suspended or expelled for being in a fight or doing drugs and coming home crying because of bullying Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 14, 2018

I'm sorry to have rate this so low because most of the teachers and Adm. staff are great but their leader Mr. Eagleburger is not. He feels the need to intimidate the students and staff. There has been a lot of fights this year and the discipline is not consistent. There are many issues that happen on campus that us parents are not aware, And info that is not shared with us so we can be aware and watch what may be going on wtih our children. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, March 30, 2015

When I went there the first time in 2009-2010, it was a good school. The teachers there were okay, and the students had somewhat respect towards each other. By the time I reached 8th grade (2010-2011), it just gotten a lot worst. I was bullied very harshly by other students; they would threaten me, physically hit me for no reason, spray water at me with the drinking fountains, ect. What's more is that my old friends that I knew from childhood thought that this "bullying" stuff was cool, and decided to pick on people who they think are weak.

In short, the teachers and staff there are somewhat okay, but I should warn about sending your child there, as many students over there don't really respect each other. Then again, I went there in 2009, this was my personal experience, and I'm not sure how good this school is today. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Smith Junior High School	Public	7-8	10100 E Adobe Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9900	707	42	16.8		270 (38.2%)	29 (4.1%)	367 (51.9%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)	19.9	421^st of 552 public middle schools	23.7%		18.1	448^th of 550 public middle schools	18.5%	27		35.0	29.0		15.0	9.0	20.0	$7,326	$580	$22	$1,182	$6,370	$354	$6,725
Imagine East Mesa Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	9701 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Imagine Middle at East Mesa Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-6830	140	11	12.7		57 (40.7%)	11 (7.9%)	65 (46.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	58.4	188^th of 552 public middle schools	65.9%		54.2	212^th of 550 public middle schools	61.5%	24		47.0	59.0		32.0	52.0	28.0		$00			$00
Imagine Superstition Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1843 W 16th Ave	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Imagine Superstition Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-0530	158	11	14.3		85 (53.8%)	3 (1.9%)	57 (36.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.3%)	19.3	429^th of 552 public middle schools	22.3%					(n/a)		29.0	23.0			20.0			$00			$00
Fremont Junior High School	Public	7-8	1001 N Power Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8300	822	46	17.9		397 (48.3%)	37 (4.5%)	309 (37.6%)	11 (1.3%)	23 (2.8%)	8 (1.0%)	37 (4.5%)	42	259^th of 552 public middle schools	53.1%		42.6	267^th of 550 public middle schools	51.5%	8		37.0	43.0		30.0	34.0	30.0	$6,870	$437	$21	$895	$6,024	$387	$6,412
Desert Ridge Junior High	Public	7-8	10211 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2025	925	48	19.4		530 (57.3%)	34 (3.7%)	277 (29.9%)	18 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	58 (6.3%)	60.5	178^th of 552 public middle schools	67.8%		59	194^th of 550 public middle schools	64.7%	16		58.0	50.0		46.0	34.0	33.0	$6,110	$02	$530	$533	$5,910		$5,578
Cactus Canyon Junior High	Public	6-8	801 W Southern Ave	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 677-7565	527	28	18.5		246 (46.7%)	12 (2.3%)	225 (42.7%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	10.9	525^th of 552 public middle schools	4.9%		13.7	493^rd of 550 public middle schools	10.4%	32	20.0	24.0	18.0	10.0	12.0	10.0	14.0	$5,666	$579	$24	$1,182	$4,999	$64	$5,063
Shepherd Junior High School	Public	4-8	1407 N Alta Mesa Dr	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1800	581	28	20.6		361 (62.1%)	16 (2.8%)	162 (27.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.5%)	45.9	244^th of 552 public middle schools	55.8%		40.2	275^th of 550 public middle schools	50.0%	31		48.0	46.0		29.0	26.0	34.0	$8,537	$420	$61	$900	$7,489	$568	$8,057
Highland Junior High School	Public	6-8	6915 E Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-4739	961	52	18.4		602 (62.6%)	26 (2.7%)	229 (23.8%)	30 (3.1%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.0%)	82.6	69^th of 552 public middle schools	87.5%		72.7	124^th of 550 public middle schools	77.5%	55		67.0	61.0		54.0	54.0	50.0	$5,857	$33	$532	$599	$5,509		$5,291
Franklin Junior High School	Public	7-9	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8990	288	16	18.4		179 (62.2%)	3 (1.0%)	82 (28.5%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	97.9	14^th of 552 public middle schools	97.5%		97.8	16^th of 550 public middle schools	97.1%	2		91.0	89.0		71.0	70.0	77.0	$6,931	$20	$09	$49	$6,045	$857	$6,902
Stapley Junior High School	Public	7-9	3250 E Hermosa Vista Dr	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2700	899	46	19.4		594 (66.1%)	10 (1.1%)	190 (21.1%)	5 (0.6%)	64 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.7%)	63.5	161^st of 552 public middle schools	70.8%		62.4	165^th of 550 public middle schools	70.0%	4		50.0	42.0		46.0	50.0	41.0	$6,541	$52	$85	$190	$6,053	$351	$6,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Smith Junior High School?

Students at Smith Junior High School are 52% Hispanic, 38% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Smith Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 707 students attended Smith Junior High School.

Is Smith Junior High School a good school?

Smith Junior High School ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Arizona middle schools.

What district is Smith Junior High School in?

Mesa Unified District

What high school do graduates of Smith Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Smith Junior High School usually go on to attend Skyline High School

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